Years ago, a well-meaning friend said “I read so much on Psychology, I can easily do counseling”. As self- assuming as that sounded, I wanted to give it back to the person in good measure, but it set me thinking.. There could be so many out there who live in the same illusion. Another client […]
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ADVICE There are several misconceptions and presumptions about psychotherapy and today I try to clarify one such. It is easy to advise others. The inherent presumptions here being that 1. in therapy, what you do is give advice; 2. advising is a presumably easy task as it has to do with someone else’s life, and […]
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“BOYS WILL BE BOYS” My response: Yeah, sure. But who decides what kind of boy your boy will be? “YOU KNOW HOW BOYS ARE” My response: I suppose I do. It’s my job to know. But do you, really? Why don’t you tell me how YOU THINK boys are. “IT IS JUST SO TOUGH TO […]
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When a famous person commits suicide, the emotions that run over are tremendous. Social media, news and entertainment channels overflow with their own analyses of the incident. People are shocked yet again. I say yet again as it always takes a big news to make us think. And what do we think really? Most of […]
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In a society where meeting genuine people is getting rarer by the day, the question emerges – Where is the line between diplomacy and hypocrisy? We do want people who are polite, well mannered, gentle, kind, assertive, loyal, focussed and honest. A list of wishful qualities? Not really. There are so many virtuous people around […]
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News came in that the accused in the Hyderabad case of crime against a woman were shot dead in self defense by the Telangana police. So many citizens have been celebrating the meting out of immediate justice in social media and otherwise. To an educated, Indian middle class, working, reasonably intelligent, woman what does this […]
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Facing important examinations? Does it seem complicated? Is the milieu of the exam overwhelming or confusing? Do you have it all sorted out, but find the unwanted advice doled out by “well-wishers” pushing you to the edge? Do you find it hard to sift through sensible helpful suggestions and meaningless preaching from the pulpit? If […]
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Clinical practice in psychological counseling and psychotherapy is the need of the times. As the onslaught of everyday life stressors builds up, families get smaller, society gets busier, personal relationships get restricted to online interactions; the need for a neutral, trustworthy, trained professional to help with thoughts, behaviors, emotions and situations gets augmented. In normal […]
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